10-27-2025 Agenda with Res

MANITOWOC COUNTY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ANNUAL MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2026 ANNUAL BUDGET DATE: October 27th, 2025 TIME: 6:00 P.M. PLACE: The Heritage Center, County Board Meeting Room 1701 Michigan Ave, Manitowoc, WI 54220 To live stream the meeting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBZSVQYYfhgv5LHxT-fkwQ?reload=9 The meeting is open to the public, but portions of the meeting may be closed if this notice indicates that the board may convene in closed session. The following matters may be considered at the meeting: I. Call to order by County Board Chair II. Invocation by Supervisor Hammel III. Pledge of Allegiance IV. Roll Call V. REPORTS A. Auditor – Brain Grunwald Presentation of Proposed 2025 Budget. B. Planning and Park Petitions: 1. James Kunst – Town of Schleswig 2. Brad and Chris Englebert – Town of Two Rivers VI. PUBLIC COMMENT - Members of the public will be allowed three (3) minutes to speak on matters pertaining to County Board business. A. Public Hearing on the County Executive’s Proposed 2026 Annual Budget B. Public Comment on Non-Budget Issues VII. CONSENT AGENDA (Any routine or non-controversial items) A. Approve County Board Minutes. 1. September 16th, 2025 2. October 7th, 2025 B. Appointments by County Executive 1. Board of Adjustment Appoint one member to fill a vacancy with a term expiring July 2028. a. Duane Argall 2. Expo Ice Center Board Appoint three members to fill a vacancy with a term expiring December 2026. a. Mary Hoffman b. Sherri Pinkerton c. Crystal Schleis Appoint two members to succeed Tonya Dvorak and Marilyn Lentz for a three -year term expiring December 31, 2028. a. Tonya Dvorak b. Marilyn Lentz Appoint two members to extend a term expiring December 31, 2027 to December 31, 2028. a. Tamma Loritz b. Nancy Newberg 3. Joint Dispatch Board Appoint one member to fill a vacancy with a term expiring December 2026. a. John Musial C. Ordinances and Resolutions 1. Finance Committee a. Resolution 2025/2026-119 Denying Claim (Charter Communications, Inc.) b. Resolution 2025/2026-120 Cancelling County Checks Not Presented within Two Years of Issuance 2. Human Services Board a. Resolution 2025/2026-121 Supporting Increase State Snap Funding 3. Public Safety Commission a. Resolution 2025/2026-122 Cancelling County Checks Not Presented within Two Years of Issuance (Sheriff’s Office) 4. Miscellaneous – Supervisor R. Phipps a. Resolution 2025/2026-123 Approving Town of Newton Zoning Ordinance (Priority IAC) VIII. COMMITTEE REPORTS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES A. Aging & Disability Board B. Board of Health 1. Resolution 2025/2026-124 Accepting Routine Immunization Through Community Engagement (RICE) Grant C. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council D. Executive Committee E. Expo-Ice Center Board F. Finance Committee G. Highway Committee H. Human Service Board I. Land Conservation Committee/UW-Extension Education and Agriculture Committee J. Personnel Committee K. Planning and Park Commission L. Public Safety Committee M. Public Works Committee N. Transportation Coordinating Committee IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. November 4th, 2024 County Board Meeting X. ADJOURNMENT Tyler Martell, Chairman Prepared by Jessica Backus, County Clerk Any person wishing to attend the meeting who requires special accommodation because of a disability should contact the County Clerk’s office at 920-683 -4003 at least 24 hours before the meeting begins so that appropriate accommodations can be made. I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 No. 2025/2026-119 RESOLUTION DENYING CLAIM (Charter Communications. Inc.) TO THE MANITOWOC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: WHEREAS. Charter Communications, Inc. through its attorneys Burke Moore Law Group filed a claim with Manitowoc County on August 29, 2025 seeking $3,890.15 for damage to a vault and fiber utilities that purportedly was caused by a county mower mowing the right of way of County Trunk Highway XX; and WHEREAS, Manitowoc County has provided a copy of the claim and relevant records to its insurance carrier; and WHEREAS, the insurance carrier has reviewed the information provided, investigated the facts, and determined that Manitowoc County should deny the claim; and WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel and the Finance Committee have reviewed the insurance carrier's recommendation that the claim be denied and that the county issue a formal disallowance; NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the county board of supervisors of the county of Manitowoc that the claim is denied and that the Corporation Counsel and County Clerk are directed to provide such notice of the denial of the claim as may be required. Dated this 27th day of October 2025. Respectfully submitted by the Finance Committee Paul Hansen, Chair FISCAL IMPACT: None. FISCAL NOTE: Reviewed and approved by Finance Director. LEGAL NOTE: Reviewed and approved as to form by Corporation Counse APPROVED: Bob Ziegelbauer. County Executive Date 2025-Cl-23A - 09/18/2025 PAGE 1 OF 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 No. 2025/2026-120 RESOL UTION CANCELING COUNTY CHECKS NOT PRESENTED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF ISSUANCE TO THE MANITOWOC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: WHEREAS, a few of the thousands of checks issued by Manitowoc County are not presented for payment within two years of their date of issuance; and WHEREAS, the County Treasurer is required to account for these uncashed checks in the reserve to the County's checking account, and WHEREAS, Wis. Stat.§ 59.64(4)(e) provides that the County Board may, at its annual meeting, cancel checks that have not been presented for payment within two years of their issuance;and WI IEREAS, those checks shown on the attached list were issued by Manitowoc County prior to October 31, 2023, and were not presented for payment within two years of their issuance; and WHEREAS, after careful consideration and review, the Finance Committee recommends canceling those checks on the attached list that were not presented for payment within two years of their issuance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that those checks which are shown on the attached, which were issued by Manitowoc County prior to October 31, 2023, and which have not been presented for payment within two years of their issuance, are hereby canceled and without value; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the payee of a canceled check may make application to the County Board Chair and County Clerk to have a new check issued for the original amount, without interest, and that the County Treasurer shall issue such a check within sixty days of written notice of approval of such application by the County Board Chair and County Clerk. Dated this 27th day of October 2025. 2025-TR-9A2 - 10/09/2025 Respectfully submitted by the Finance Committee Paul Hansen, Chair PAGE 1 OF 9 No. 2025/2026-121 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING INCREASE STATE SNAP FUNDING TO THE MANITOWOC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: 1 WHEREAS, the federal budget reconciliation package enacted in July of 2025, makes 2 changes to the SNAP (FoodShare) program that would reduce federal costs and significantly 3 impact county- administered services; and 4 5 WHEREAS, these changes extend SNAP work requirements to individuals up to age 64, 6 lower the child age threshold for parent exemptions, and eliminate waivers for areas with high 7 unemployment, thereby increasing referrals to the FoodShare Employment and Training (FSET) 8 program; and 9 IO WHEREAS, the legislation requires states to contribute a minimum of 5% toward the cost 11 of SNAP benefits if their error rate is 6% or higher, facing penalty funding of between 5% and 12 15% of total SNAP costs; and 13 14 WHEREAS, Wisconsin's current SNAP payment error rate is 4.47%, but without 15 additional investment in eligibility and administrative systems, heightened workloads could push 16 the state above the 6% threshold, triggering significant penalties; and 17 18 WHEREAS, if Wisconsin's error rate reaches 6% on or after October 1, 2027, the state's 19 5% cost share would be approximately $69 million annually, with potential penalty payments 20 increasing the state's financial burden - costs that could ultimately cascade down to counties; and 21 22 WHEREAS, the SNAP administrative match rate for Income Maintenance (IM) activities 23 has been reduced from the previous 50% federal/ 50% state-local to 25% federal/ 75% state-local, 24 substantially reducing federal revenue available to counties to administer SNAP; and 25 26 WHEREAS, the reduction in administrative funds could lead to a reduction in IM staff, 27 which could result in an increased payment error rate; and 28 29 WHEREAS, county IM administrative costs are approximately $123 million annually, with 30 SNAP-related workload accounting for about $49 million of those costs; and 31 32 WHEREAS, the new administrative match rate results in an estimated $17 million annual 33 loss in SNAP administrative funding to counties; and 34 35 WHEREAS, the federal cuts shift the benefit and administrative costs to states and counties 36 (reducing resources available for local administration), tighten work requirements (increasing 37 county workload), and penalize minor payment errors (resulting in more cost to the states); and 38 39 WHEREAS, counties operate under state-imposed property tax levy limits, restricting their 40 ability to offset such funding losses without additional state or federal relief: 2025·HS·11A2 - 09/22/2025 PAGE 1 OF 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I 3 I 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 No. 2025/2026-122 RESOLUTION CANCELLING CHECKS NOT PRESENTED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF ISSUANCE (Sheriffs Office) TO THE MANITOWOC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: WHEREAS, a few of the thousands of checks issued by the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office from the Inmate Trust Account are not presented for payment within two years of their date of issuance; and WHEREAS, the Sheriff is required to account for these uncashed checks in the Sheriff's Office checking account; and WHEREAS, Wis. Stat.§ 59.64(4)(e) provides that the County Board may, at its annual meeting, cancel checks that have not been presented for payment within two years of their issuance;and WHEREAS, those checks shown on the attached list were issued by the Manitowoc County Sheriffs Office prior to October 31, 2023 and were not presented for payment within two years of their issuance; and WHEREAS, after careful consideration and review, the Public Safety Committee recommends canceling those checks on the attached list that were not presented for payment within two years of their issuance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the county board of supervisors of the county of Manitowoc cancels the checks shown on the attached list and that such checks are without value; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the payees of these cancelled check may make application to the County Board Chair and County Clerk to have a new check issued for the original amount, without interest, and that the County Treasurer shall issue such a check within sixty days of written notice of approval of such application by the County Board Chair and County Clerk. Dated this 27th day of October 2025. Respectfully submitted by the Public Safety Committee James Falkowski, Chair FISCAL IMPACT: Increases available cash balance in Account 100.23409 by $88.50. 2025-SD· 7A2 - 09/26/2025 PAGE 1 OF 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 No. 2025/2026-123 RESOLUTION APPROVING TOWN OF NEWTON ZONING ORDINANCE (Priority IAC) TO THE MANITOWOC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: WHEREAS, the Town of Newton adopted a zoning ordinance pursuant to the authority granted to towns under Wis. Stat. § 60.62; and WHEREAS, Manitowoc County adopted a zoning ordinance pursuant to the authority granted to counties under Wis. Stat. § 59.69; and WHEREAS, Wis. Stat.§ 60.62(3) provides that town zoning ordinances, and amendments thereto, are subject to county board approval in counties that have adopted a zoning ordinance under Wis. Stat. § 59.69; and WHEREAS, the town of Newton amended its zoning ordinance on October 8, 2025 by rezoning a 9.72 acre parcel of property owned by Priority IAC from A-2 (General Agriculture) District to B-1 (Business) District in accordance with Wis. Stat. § 60.62; and WHEREAS, the town of Newton has submitted its amended zoning ordinance to the county board of supervisors of the county of Manitowoc for approval, and a copy of the amended zoning ordinance has been provided to each member of the county board for review; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the county board of supervisors of the county of Manitowoc approves the town of Newton's amended zoning ordinance, which rezones that certain 9.72 acre parcel of property owned by Priority IAC A-2 (General Agriculture) District to 8-1 (Business) District and was adopted by the town board of the town of Newton on October 8, 2025. Dated this 27th day of October 2025. Respectfully submitted by Ryan Phipps, Supervisor, District 11 FISCAL IMPACT: None. FISCAL NOTE: Reviewed and approved by Finance Director. LEGAL NOTE: Reviewed and approved as to form by Corporation Counsel. 2025·CB·34A2 - 10/10/2025 PAGE 1 OF 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IO 11 12 13 14 I 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 No. 2025/2026-124 RESO L UTI ON ACCEPTING ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (RICE) GRANT TO THE MANITOWOC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: WHEREAS, the Manitowoc County Health Department has been awarded a 2025 "Routine Immunization Through Community Engagement" grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in the amount of $39,937; and WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to support routine immunization operations, staff time, and health promotion activities to reduce vaccine preventable diseases in the community; and WHEREAS, after careful consideration and review, the Board of Health recommends Manitowoc County accept the "Routine Immunization Through Community Engagement (RICE)" grant" as awarded from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the county board of supervisors of the county of Manitowoc hereby accepts the "Routine Immunization Through Community Engagement (RICE)" funds in the full amount awarded; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Manitowoc County Health Department is authorized to execute such papers and to take other action as necessary to accept the grant, direct, and complete the project; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the 2025 budget is amended by the amount of the grant funds allocated and that the Finance Director is directed to record such information in the official books of the County for the year ending December 31, 2025, with carryover to 2026 as may be required. Dated this 27th day of October 2025. Respectfully submitted by the Board of Health Rita Metzger, Chair f!SCAL IMPACT: No tax levy impact. Appropriate revenue and expense accounts in the Health Department are increased by the amount of any State grant authorized. FISCAL NOTE: Reviewed and approved by Finance Director. 2025-H0-10A2 - 10/16/2025 PAGE 1 OF 2